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Cryptospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Cryptospirifer was named by Grabau (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1239]. Its type is Cryptospirifer omeishanensis.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lochengiinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species
C. omeishanensis (syn. C. iranica) (type species), C. orbicularis, C. shawanensis, C. transversa
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. junggarensis, C. zadonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cryptospirifer Grabau
2002Cryptospirifer Sepkoski
2002Cryptospirifer Williams et al. p. 1525

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyLochengiinaeChing and Yang 1977
genusCryptospiriferGrabau 1931

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cryptospirifer Grabau 1931
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Invalid names: Cryptospirifer iranica Nakamura and Golshani 1981 [synonym]
†Cryptospirifer shawanensis Jin et al. 1974
†Cryptospirifer transversa Liu and Zhao 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1343.928.761.045.09.97

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Capitanian or 372.15000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) C. junggarensis, C. zadonicus (62074)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) C. sp. (134340)
Kungurian - Roadian283.3 - 266.9China (Xizang) C. omeishanensis (182799 182801)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Yunnan) C. omeishanensis (41547 41548)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Jiangxi) C. sp. (120089)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Hunan) C. transversa (100066)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Sichuan) C. omeishanensis (153931)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Sichuan) C. omeishanensis (153932 153934)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51China (Hubei) C. omeishanensis (121071)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan C. omeishanensis (163389)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran C. iranica (114073 134812)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Yunnan) C. sp., C. omeishanensis, C. iranica (131978)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Sichuan) C. omeishanensis (98061 135834 153935) C. orbicularis (103448) C. shawanensis (98057) C. sp. (131985)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Türkiye C. iranica (84110)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia C. iranica (113803)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Chongqing) C. omeishanensis (103460 131987 131988) C. sp. (131989)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia C. iranica (110809)